Bind the Air is a continuation of Air–Drop, which was exhibited last May at the Open M Art Fair in Hangzhou. This volume was inspired by the abC team’s reflection: “If we could read the messages that each of us dropped into the air, Air–Drop could become a book we all create together.” In this project, the words we release into the air are gathered and bound into a book, binding us together across distances and borders. Visitors are invited to drift through a globe-shaped sky and leave messages wherever they wish. Each part of the sky is marked not by latitude or longitude, but by page numbers. By scanning the QR code on the wall, the sky’s scattered pages come together on their mobile devices, forming a book that can be flipped through and read. Throughout the exhibition, not only those in Shenzhen but people from all corners of the world are welcome to leave their messages. Together, as a global community, we bind the air into a shared book, turning borders into pages that connect us.
Published By Halim Lee